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This document is a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) solicitation with multiple clauses and provisions related to a commercial products and services contract. The solicitation (Document Number FA251726QB004) includes extensive requirements for potential contractors, with particular emphasis on small business participation, compliance with various federal regulations, and specific contractual terms.
Key highlights include provisions for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), women-owned small businesses (WOSB), and other small business categories. The document outlines numerous compliance requirements such as antiterrorism awareness training, whistleblower rights, employment eligibility verification, and prohibitions on contracting with entities involved in certain international activities. Notable clauses cover areas like combating human trafficking, equal opportunity for veterans and workers with disabilities, and restrictions on telecommunications equipment from specific countries. While the specific product or service is not detailed in this document, it appears to be a comprehensive solicitation framework for potential government contractors, with extensive legal and operational requirements.
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DOCUMENT NUMBER
FA251726QB004
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. 1991-12 SEC G
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. 2011-09 SEC I
252.203-7002 2022-12 SEC I
252.203-7005 2022-09 SEC K
252.204-7004 2023-01 SEC I
Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD
Officials.
Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors.
252.204-7024 2023-03 SEC L
252.225-7055 2022-05 SEC K
252.225-7056 2023-01 SEC I
252.225-7059 2023-06 SEC K
252.225-7060 2023-06 SEC I
252.232-7003 2018-12 SEC G
252.232-7010 2006-12 SEC I
252.237-7010 2023-01 SEC I
252.244-7000 2023-11 SEC I
252.246-7004 2010-10 SEC I
252.247-7023 2024-10 SEC I
52.201-1 2023-09 SEC L
52.204-13 2018-10 SEC I
52.204-16 2020-08 SEC L
52.204-18 2020-08 SEC I
52.204-7 2024-11 SEC L
52.212-1 2023-09 SEC L
52.212-4 2023-11 SEC I
52.223-5 2024-05 SEC I
52.204-29
Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.
Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.
Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.
Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
Levies on Contract Payments.
Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor
Personnel.
Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial
Services.
Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military
Operations.
Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey.
System for Award Management Maintenance.
Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.
Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
System for Award Management.
Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures. 2023-12 SEC K
SUPPLEMENTAL CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT
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5352.201-9101 FLDCOM Ombudsman (Jul 2023)
(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.
(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Mr. Erik Symanski.
AFICC/KS
Attn: Ombudsman Mr. Symanski 250 S. Peterson Peterson SFB, CO 80914-3140 E-Mail:erik.symanski@us.af.mil Phone: (719)554-3668 Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571)256-2431.
(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.
5352.209-9000 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Jul 2023)
(a) The following restrictions and definitions apply to prevent conflicting roles which may bias the Contractor's judgment or objectivity, or to preclude the Contractor from obtaining an unfair competitive advantage in concurrent or future acquisitions.
(1) Descriptions or definitions:
""Contractor"" means the business entity receiving the award of this contract, its parents, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries.
""Development"" means all efforts towards solution of broadly-defined problems. This may encompass research, evaluating technical feasibility, proof of design and test, or engineering of programs not yet approved for acquisition or operation.
""Proprietary Information"" means all information designated as proprietary in accordance with law and regulation, and held in confidence or disclosed under restriction to prevent uncontrolled distribution.
Examples include limited or restricted data, trade secrets, sensitive financial information, and computer software; and may appear in cost and pricing data or involve classified information.
""System"" means the system that is the subject of this contract.
""System Life"" means all phases of the system's development, production, or support.
""Systems Engineering"" means preparing specifications, identifying and resolving interface problems, developing test requirements, evaluating test data, and supervising design.
""Technical Direction"" means developing work statements, determining parameters, directing other Contractors' operations, or resolving technical controversies.
(2) Restrictions: The Contractor shall perform systems engineering and/or technical direction, but will not have overall contractual responsibility for the system's development, integration, assembly and checkout, or production. The parties recognize that the Contractor shall occupy a highly influential and responsible position in determining the system's basic concepts and supervising their execution by other Contractors. The Contractor's judgment and recommendations must be objective, impartial, and independent. To avoid the prospect of the Contractor's judgment or recommendations being influenced by its own products or capabilities, it is agreed that the Contractor is precluded for the life of the system from award of a DoD contract to supply the system or any of its major components, and from acting as a subcontractor or consultant to a DoD supplier for the system or any of its major components.
(End of clause)
(Jul 2023)
""Proprietary Information"" means all information designated as proprietary in accordance with l""Proprietary Information"" means all information designated as proprietary in accordance with law and regulation, and held in confidence or disclosed under restriction to prevent uncontrolled distribution.
Examples include limited or restricted data, trade secrets, sensitive financial information, and computer software; and may appear in cost and pricing data or involve classified information.
""System"" means the system that is the subject of this contract.
""System Life"" means all phases of the system's development, production, or support.
""Systems Engineering"" means preparing specifications, identifying and resolving interface problems, developing test requirements, evaluating test data, and supervising design.
""Technical Direction"" means developing work statements, determining parameters, directing other Contractors' operations, or resolving technical controversies.
(2) Restrictions: The Contractor shall perform systems engineering and/or technical direction, but will not have overall contractual responsibility for the system's development, integration, assembly and checkout, or production. The parties recognize that the Contractor shall occupy a highly influential and responsible position in determining the system's basic concepts and supervising their execution by other Contractors. The Contractor's judgment and recommendations must be objective, impartial, and independent. To avoid the prospect of the Contractor's judgment or recommendations being influenced by its own products or capabilities, it is agreed that the Contractor is precluded for the life of the system from award of a DoD contract to supply the system or any of its major components, and from acting as a subcontractor or consultant to a DoD supplier for the system or any of its major components.
(End of clause)
5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations
(a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall:
(1)Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and (2)Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes.
(b)The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract.
(c)Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract.
(End of clause)
5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (June 2024)
(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Department of the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.
(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security
Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate, and <<1> >to obtain a vehicle pass.
(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.
(d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with <<2>> citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable.
(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.
(f) The contractor shall provide an after-hours contact number or after-hours email in the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) for each of their personnel, whose normal place of duty is on a DoD installation or within a DoD facility. The contractor shall comply with any additional requirements in DAFMAN 10-206 for emergency operational reporting. Foreign Nationals may participate and may remove themselves from the Emergency Mass Notification System at any time. To update information, personnel can access the globe icon on their system desktop screens and choose the "Access Self-Service" option.
(g) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.
(End of Clause)
252.232-7006 2023-01Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.
"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).
"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.
"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-
(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.
(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-WAWF training.
Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/
(e) Document submissions may be via web entry,WAWF methods of document submission.
Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.
(f) The Contractor shall use the following information whenWAWF payment instructions.
submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:
(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the followingDocument type.
document type(s):
(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.
(ii) For fixed price line items-
(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.
(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)
(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.
Invoice 2-in-1
(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)
(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.
(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.
(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.
(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.
[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]
(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table Document routing.
below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.
Routing Data Table*
Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF
Pay Official DoDAAC F87700
Issue By DoDAAC FA2517
Admin DoDAAC FA2517
Inspect By DoDAAC ____
Ship To Code ____
Ship From Code ____
Mark For Code ____
Service Approver (DoDAAC) F3L3DC
Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) F3L3DC
Accept at Other DoDAAC ____
LPO DoDAAC ____
DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____
Other DoDAAC(s) ____
(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")
(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)
(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentationPayment request.
appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.
(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirementsReceiving report.
of DFARS Appendix F.
(g) WAWF point of contact.
(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.
WAWF helpdesk
(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")
(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.
(End of clause)
52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 2021-11
Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
____________[Contracting Officer shall insert the significant evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.]
Technical and past performance, when combined, are [Contracting Officer state, in accordance ____ with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.]
(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for allOptions options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
(End of provision)
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Alternate I) ALT I 2024-02
Alternate I . As prescribed in (b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(12) to the (FEB 2024) 12.301 basic provision:
(12) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.)
Black American.
Hispanic American.
Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).
Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).
Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).
Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. 1999-11
Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within [insert the period of time within 30 days which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option].
(End of clause)
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. 2000-03
Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)
The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within (a) [insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]; 15 days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days[ ] before the contract expires. The 30 days 60days unless a different number of days is inserted preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this (b) option clause.
The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not (c) exceed (months) (years).5 years and 6 months
(End of clause)
52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION 2025-O0003 and 2025-
O0004) 2025-O0004 2025-03
Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0003 and 2025-O0004)
(a) . As used in this provision-Definitions
Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.
Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service-
(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or
(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.
Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.
Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.
Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.
Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).
Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except-
(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;
(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;
(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;
(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;
(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;
(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;
(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;
(8) PSC 9610, Ores;
(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and
(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.
Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.
Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.
Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).
Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate-
(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;
(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;
(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;
(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;
(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or
(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"-
Sensitive technology-
(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically-
(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or
(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and
(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern- (1)
(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and
(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or
(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).
(3) , as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101Service-disabled veteran (2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that-
(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or
(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.
Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.
Small business concern-
(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.
(2) , as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly Affiliates controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.
Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that-
(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at ) by-13 CFR 124.105
(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at ) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and13 CFR 124.104
(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c) (2); and
(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.
Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned-
(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or
(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation
Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.
The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.
Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern-
(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and
(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.
Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women
Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern-
(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and
(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.
Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.
(b)
(1) . Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)Annual Representations and Certifications
(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.
(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs .____
[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.
These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.
Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]
(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.
(1) . The offeror represents as part of its offer that-Small business concern
(i) It is, is not a small business concern; or
(ii) It is, is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the
.]joint venture: ____________
(2) . [Veteran-owned small business concern Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small .] The offeror represents as part of its offer that itbusiness concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision is, is not a veteran-owned small business concern.
(3) [SDVOSB concern. Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small ] The offeror represents that itbusiness concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.
is, is not an SDVOSB concern.
(4) . The offeror represents that itSDVOSB concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program is, is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as an SDVOSB concern
] [in paragraph (c)(3) of this provision. The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of .]each party to the joint venture: ____________
(5) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small The offeror represents that itbusiness concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] is, is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.
(6) . [Women-owned small business concern Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small .] The offeror represents that itbusiness concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision is, is not a women-owned small business concern.
(7) The offeror represents that itWOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program.
is, is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________
(8) The offeror Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture.
represents that it is, is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________
Note to paragraphs (c)(9) and (10): Complete paragraphs (c)(9) and (10) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
(9) ). [Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in
.] The offeror represents that itparagraph (c)(1) of this provision is a women-owned business concern.
(10) . If this is an invitation for bid, small business Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________
(11) . [HUBZone small business concern Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small .] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision
(i) It is, is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and
(ii) It is, is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.
[Reserved](d)
(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/ . (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, U.S.C. 1352) the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.
(f) . (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Buy American Certificate 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)
(1)
(i) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.
(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".
(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).
(iv) The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."
(2) Foreign End Products:
Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)
[ ]List as necessary
(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:
Line Item No. ____
[ ]List as necessary
(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.
(g)
(1) . (Applies only if the clause at Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)
(i)
(A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)
(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.
(B) The terms "Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."
(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."
Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or : Israeli End Products
Line Item No. Country of Origin
[ ]List as necessary
(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American- Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".
Other Foreign End Products:
Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)
[List as necessary]
(iv) The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).
Line Item No. ____
[List as necessary]
(v) The Government will evaluate in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR offers part 25.
(2) . If Alternate II to Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:
(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":
Israeli End Products:
Line Item No.
(3) . If Alternate III Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) for paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:
(g)(1)(i)(B) The terms "Korean end product", "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements- Israeli Trade Act."
(g)(1)(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements- Israeli Trade Act":
Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:
Line Item No. Country of Origin
[ ]List as necessary
(4) . (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is Trade Agreements Certificate included in this solicitation.)
(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."
(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.
Other End Products:
Line Item No. Country of Origin
(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.
(h) ). (Applies only if the Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689 contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals-
(1)
Are, are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;
(2)
Have, have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract;
violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;
(3)
Are, are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and
(4)
Have, have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.
(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:
(A) . The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A The tax liability is finally determined liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.
(B) . A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.
.(ii) Examples
(A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.
(B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.
(C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.
(D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C.
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